Thuso Phala (born 27 May 1986) is a retired South African football midfielder.
He is the inventor of Thuso Phala dance moves that became popular to South African soccer fans and dancers at large, the moves he made after scoring a goal.
Phala was featured in a BBC documentary in 2004 entitled 'Football and Freedom' which followed the paths of two 13-year-old South Africans aiming to become professional footballers.
Since making his debut for the South Africa national football team in 2010, Phala has appeared at both the 2013 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
He scored Bafana Bafana's opening goal of the 2015 tournament in a 3–1 loss to Algeria.